Silver Lake (Los Angeles)
Silver Lake is a district of the US city of Los Angeles . The name is derived from the local politician Herman Silver. Silver Lake is just east of Griffith Park. The district is considered attractive for creative people and hip .
Location and geology
Silver Lake is about five miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles . It is immediately adjacent to Atwater Village , East Hollywood , Echo Park , Elysian Valley , Glassell Park , Griffith Park , Koreatown , Los Feliz and Westlake and belongs to the Central Los Angeles region . In the north, Silver Lake is bounded by the Los Angeles River and in the south it extends to the Hollywood Freeway .
Silver Lake as well as the neighboring Elysian Valley is located at the Jura formed the bedrock of granite . Above this are layers of the Topanga Formation from the Middle Miocene and the Modelo Formation from the Upper Miocene, formed from sandstone and slate during the Tertiary and later unfolded . From the period between the Upper Miocene and the Upper Pleistocene there are no rocks in the area. During the Upper Pleistocene there were deposits of alluvial soil in the northern areas, which are, however, partially eroded again . These alluvial soils are made of granite and the tertiary rock. Through the area of Silver Lake, the leading Elysian Park - anticlinorium and Elysian Park- rejection ( Elysian Park Fault ), which, however, does not seem very active.
population
According to the 2000 census, there were 30,972 people in Silver Lake. According to estimates by the city planning office, 32,890 people lived in the district in 2008. The largest ethnic group are Latinos (41.8%), followed by Whites (34%) and Asians (18%). The proportion of people from Asia is considered to be comparatively large. 41% of residents were born outside of the United States . 64.3% of households live in rented rooms.
Filmmakers settled in Silver Lake after a number of film studios had settled here. The quarter also attracted other creative people such as Anaïs Nin , Raymond Chandler and Woody Guthrie , who lived here for a while. It was also attractive to the gay and lesbian scene. Silver Lake is now facing increasing gentrification and is considered hip.
history
The area of Silver Lake was originally known as Ivanhoe , named after the novel Ivanhoe by Walter Scott . The reason was that the Scot Hugo Reid, who developed areas here, felt reminded of the hills of his homeland. From this period some streets in Silver Lake still have Scottish names, or names of characters from the novel Ivanhoe. From 1904 the area was connected to the railway system of the Electric Pacific Railroad . An area known as " Silver Lake's Stonehenge " reminds us of the connection to the rail network . These are the remains of the foundation of a railway bridge.
In 1907, William Mulholland built a dam to build a water reservoir to supply growing Los Angeles. The dam was completed in November 1907. The water filled the lower portion of Ivanhoe Canyon by March 1908, forming a reservoir that was christened Silver Lake in honor of the city's water commissioner, Herman Silver.
From 1910, film studios moved to what is known as Edendale, what is now Silver Lake. The most famous of these film studios today was the studio founded by Roy and Walt Disney that moved to Silverlake in 1923. Here, cartoon characters like Mickey Mouse were developed. In 1937, however , the Disney Studios moved to Burbank .
1915 Glendale Avenue was completed and Silver Lake by a bridge over the Los Angeles River with Glendale connected.
In 1950, Harry Hay founded the Mattachine Society in Silver Lake , an early group that advocated LGBTQ rights. In honor of Hay, the staircase leading past his house was named Mattachine Steps in 2012 . Two years before the Stonewall riot in New York , similar riots took place outside the Black Cat in Silver Lake. On the morning of New Year's Day in 1967, several men were arrested by the police for kissing men in the pub. As a result, there were considerable demonstrations. The Black Cat Tavern on Sunset Boulevard has been a monument of the gay rights movement in Los Angeles ever since.
Culture
architecture
The very hilly landscape of Silver Lake is home to numerous buildings of the classical modern with works by Rudolph Schindler , Richard Neutra and John Lautner . Worth mentioning are, for example, the silver top by John Lautner or the living and working house of Richard Neutra. The architectural jewels are mainly located in the Moreno Highlands, named after the silent film star Antonio Moreno . Moreno developed the area with his wife Daisy Canfield in the 1920s and 1930s . However, there are also some well-known buildings in the area that are not built in a modern style. The Moreno-Canfield Estate , built in 1923 in a non-modern style, has been the location for numerous films. The Faron Residence, built by Paul R. Williams in the Colonial Revival Style , is also located in the Moreno Highlands.
During the development at the beginning of the 20th century, the steep hills were connected by public stairs to Sunset Boulevard , which runs through the district . This significantly promotes walking in the area. Numerous stairs are decorated with paintings by different artists. One of the stairs in the district is the scene in 1932 with the Oscar winning short film The Music Box of Laurel and Hardy . The 133 steps leading from Vendome Street up to Descanso Drive are now called Music Box Steps and are marked with a plaque. The annual Music Box Steps Day festival , which is celebrated in nearby Laurel and Hardy Park , is also reminiscent of the film .
Museums
In Silver Lake is the Holyland Exhibition , a small historical museum that contains the collection of Antonia F. Futterer. Futterer was a possible real-life role model for the Indiana Jones character . He had traveled to the Middle East in search of the Ark of the Covenant . The five rooms of the Holyland Exhibition contain the Futterer's collection of antique objects that he brought back from his travels to biblical lands.
In 2014 the Neutra Institute Museum and Gallery opened in Silver Lake. It is housed in the Neutra Office Building .
education
There are numerous public and private schools in and around Silver Lake. The Silver Lake Conservatory of Music, founded by Michael Balzary in 2001, is worth mentioning . The conservatory is now housed in a warehouse from 1931, which was extensively renovated in 2016 and converted for the conservatory. The reason for the founding of the conservatory were deep cuts in the budget for music lessons in public schools in California.
The Los Angeles Public Library has a branch at 2411 Glendale Boulevard. The library building is influenced by Richard Neutra's aesthetic. The L-shaped building was erected over a park level. The facade is made of glass and sandstone to create transparency between inside and outside. The use of 168 solar cells on the roof should contribute to environmental friendliness. The inner courtyard with benches that are modeled on stacks of books was designed by Mia Lehrer. Opened in 2009, the library building was the first in the Los Angeles Public Library to feature automated book lending. The collection includes books on the architecture represented in Silver Lake, but also on the gay and lesbian scene.
politics
Silver Lake is part of the 28th constituency in California , represented by Adam Schiff in the United States House of Representatives .
Within California, Silver Lake is part of the 24th constituency for Senate elections and is represented in the California Senate by Senator Kevin de León . For House of Commons elections, Silver Lake is a 51st constituency and is represented in the State Assembly by MP Wendy Carrillo .
Silver Lake is part of the 13th constituency within the city of Los Angeles and is represented on the City Council by Mitch O'Farrell .
The Silver Lake Neighborhood Council has existed since February 2003 to take care of local affairs for members. Any resident, business owner, employee, local school or religious institution in Silver Lake is a member. In order to vote or to have the right to stand as a candidate , he or she must be 18 and registered.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ www.silverlake.org
- ↑ a b c d e f Silver Lake in the Los Angeles Times Mapping LA project
- ^ Harry William Carlson: Geology of the Elysian Park-Silver Lake District, Los Angeles County, California. Master's thesis. California Institute of Technology, 1945.
- ↑ James F. Dolan et al .: Active Faults in the Los Angeles Metropolitan Region. Southern California Earthquake Center Group C, p. 20.
- ↑ Afraid of quakes? At least we no longer have to fear the Elysian Park Fault. In: The Eastsider. March 3, 2010.
- ^ A b c Jenifer Palmer-Lacy: History of the Silver Lake Neighborhood. Silver Lake Neighborhood Community.
- ↑ Chris Nichols: The Original Hipsters Moved to Silver Lake Over 100 Years Ago. In: Los Angeles Magazine . 2nd December 2016.
- ↑ The bohemian vibe of Silver Lake. In: Los Angeles Times. December 2, 2007.
- ↑ a b A Neighborhood Spotlight on Silver Lake. In: Los Angeles Times. May 13, 2016.
- ↑ Silver Lake: A Guide to The Hippest Neighborhood of Los Angeles Forbes, January 27, 2016.
- Jump up ↑ Hipster District Silver Lake -The LA Pedestrian Area In: Der Tagesspiegel . 23 October 2014.
- ↑ silverlake.org
- ^ Eric Brightwell, Exploring a Section of the Old Glendale and Edendale Red Car Lines. KCET dated April 10, 2013.
- ↑ How Mulholland Made Ivanhoe Canyon Into Silver Lake. KCET.org June 10, 2016.
- ^ Movie industry's roots in the garden of Edendale. In: Los Angeles Times. September 16, 2001.
- ↑ History of Disney Studios
- ^ A b These Nondescript Stairs in Silver Lake Are Actually a Memorial to a Gay Rights Game-Changer. In: Los Angeles Magazine. June 1, 2016.
- ^ Hailey Branson-Pott: Before Stonewall, there was the Black Cat; LGBTQ leaders to mark 50th anniversary of protests at Silver Lake tavern. In: Los Angeles Times. February 8, 2017.
- ^ Hailey Branson-Pott: Fifty years later, Silver Lake tavern stands as a monument to LA's gay rights movement. In: Los Angeles Times. February 12, 2017.
- ^ Scott S. Smith: Architectural Tour of the Artsy Los Angeles Neighborhood of Silver Lake. In: Huffington Post . 23 May 2017.
- ^ Adrian Glick Kudler: An Architecture Walking Tour of Silver Lakes Micheltorena Street. LA curbed com December 26, 2012.
- ^ Faron Residence, Silver Lake, CA in the Paul R. Williams Project
- ^ Zoie Matthew: Explore All of Silver Lake's Hidden Painted Stairways. In: Los Angeles Magazine. January 25, 2018.
- ↑ Laurel & Hardy brave 'The Music Box' steps once again. In: Los Angeles Times. October 13, 2015.
- ^ Charles Fleming: Climb the Music Box Steps ... without the piano In: Los Angeles Times. 17th October 2014.
- ↑ LAUREL & HARDY'S SILVER LAKE STAIRS. In: Silver Lake Star. 2nd September 2015.
- ↑ a b Holyland Exhibition in the Atlas Obscura
- ^ The Adventures of a Would-Be Raider of the Lost Ark In: Los Angeles Times. September 30, 2001.
- ^ Homepage of the Neutra Institute Museum & Gallery
- ^ Homepage of the Silver Lake Conservatory of Music
- ↑ Antonio Pancceco: Bestor Architecture designs new home for Silverlake Conservatory of Music. archpaper.com from April 3, 2017.
- ↑ Ellen Olivier: It's a red-hot celebration: Anthony Kiedis joins Flea for the 16th anniversary of Silverlake Conservatory of Music. In: Los Angeles Times. 12th September 2017.
- ↑ Silver Lake Brench Library
- ↑ Sam Lubell: Silver Lake Library. Architects Newspaper of December 9, 2009.
- ↑ Carla Rivera: CALFORNIA: Library designed with community in mind: Sleek, eco-friendly structure fits right into the Silver Lake scene. In: Los Angeles Times. November 16, 2009.
- ↑ California's citizen commission final district maps: Find out what's changed where you live. In: Los Angeles Times. August 2, 2011.
- ^ Homepage of the 24th district
- ^ Homepage of the 51st electoral district
- ↑ 13th constituency in Los Angeles
- ^ Homepage of the Silver Lake Neighborhood Council